Leinen blasts EU's refusal to pay Brussels eco-levy

摘要

Jo Leinen (S&D, Germany), a member of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment (ENVI), is angry: the European Union, which requires its member states to take specific measures to fight climate change, has asked the Brussels Capital Region to exempt it from payment of the tax on energy consumption of its buildings. This is "completely unacceptable," denounces the MER.